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Fire Protection Engineer – Starlink
| Company | SpaceX |
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| Location | Redmond, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $95000 – $130000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting (Internship and college competitions teams count)
- Working knowledge of Building & Fire Codes and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes & Standards
Responsibilities
- Support engineering design, analysis, calculations, and specifications for facility fire and life safety systems
- Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for SpaceX facilities
- Develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to local AHJ to help with performance-based design criteria to meet the intent of the code
- Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance purposes, such as chemical classification, chemical maximum allowable quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
- Support facility construction teams to develop field solutions
- Support commissioning activities during pre-test and AHJ testing phases for launch site facility builds
- Conduct fire/life safety code reviews and analyses
- Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
- Review and comment on shop drawing design packages developed by contractors
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in fire protection engineering
- Professional Engineer License (P.E., passed the Principles of Engineering exam)
- NICET certification in relevant fire protection programs
- Ability to lead project design teams
- Knowledgeable in OSHA compliance
- Fire & Smoke software modeling capabilities
- Construction Administration experience
- Proficient in Autodesk Revit
